Legal Issues for Start-Ups with Craig Sherman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

What are the legal issues to consider in starting your own company? How do you divide equity, protect your IP, or structure the company? Learn how to do it right as you launch your company.     

Craig Sherman is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focuses on corporate and securities laws, representing companies, venture capital firms, and investments banks in private placements and public offerings. After receiving his JD from Harvard School of Law, he began private practice with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and Paris. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Craig worked at Perkins Coie and was director of Venture Law Group in Kirkland.

Resource Nights, offered throughout winter quarter by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, bring in experts from the local entrepreneurial community to teach various aspects of writing and presenting a business plan. These sessions are open to students and the public.